Janet E. Zeigler

Bryan is described by his clients as an absolutely first-class attorney with tremendous experience in virtually every real estate asset class. Through multiple real estate cycles, in good times and bad, Bryan’s experience and judgment have guided his clients to achieve their goals. Bryan has been helping institutional investors, investment advisors, public and private real estate companies, REITs and other financial institutions close their most important deals for almost 30 years. Over...

Kim Nemirow is a partner in the Government & Internal Investigations Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Kim has nearly 20 years of experience advising multi-national organizations advising clients on highly sensitive and complex matters, including U.S. DOJ and SEC investigations, internal investigations and compliance matters. She had led countless investigations for private equity, pharmaceutical, medical device, technology and other clients into potential violation...

Rob has more than 25 years of experience advising financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, recapitalizations, and contract negotiations. Clients have commented that Rob is personable, efficient, strategic, and committed to his clients’ success. Rob is a co-chair of Barack Ferrazzano’s Financial Institutions Group. Rob focuses his practice on serving financial institutions in all their corporate needs, including advising them on t...

Michael J. Sorich is a veteran trial attorney and partner at Cavanagh Sorich Law Group with a track record of securing outstanding results in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. Sorich brings more than two decades of trial experience to his practice and has obtained more than $300 million in verdicts and settlements for clients in Illinois and across the country since joining the firm in 2016. He has played a key role in many of the firm’s biggest and most hig...

Matthew F. Bergmann is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Matthew F. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Matthew F. Bergmann since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Matthew F. Bergmann is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Deer represents management in a variety of employment-related matters, including litigation involving age, race, sex, and disability discrimination claims, covenants not to compete, trade secrets, wage and hour claims, ERISA claims, and other workplace torts. Mr. Deer has been named in the 2009 and 2010 editions of The Best Lawyers in America.Mr. Deer has acted as lead trial counsel in employment discrimination/wrongful discharge cases in the federal district and state courts in Illinois,...

Devon C. Bruce is a trial lawyer with Power Rogers LLP in Chicago, Illinois , where he has practiced since 1993. His work focuses on representing individuals and families in complex civil litigation , including Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs . Mr. Bruce handles matters involving catastrophic injuries , medical negligence , and other serious claims in courts throughout Illinois. Over the course of his career, Mr. Bruce has secured numerous...

Charles W. Mulaney, Jr. focuses on mergers and acquisitions (friendly and hostile), corporate governance and corporate financings. He counsels clients on a broad range of securities and corporate matters, including disclosure issues, the duties of directors and shareholder activism. Mr. Mulaney represents special committees of directors in transactions and internal investigations. He also advises major investment banks on acquisition and financing matters and has represented issuers and under...

Gary Gassman focuses his practice in the areas of insurance coverage counseling and litigation and is co-chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group. For more than 20 years, his practice has been concentrated on management liability including directors and officers and entity liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, and various types of professional liability and commercial general liability coverage. He also has significant reinsurance experience. G...

Wilber (Bill) Boies focuses his practice on business dispute counseling and business litigation throughout the countr Please view further details of Bill's biography here: https://www.mwe.com/en/team/b/boies-wilber-h